Faced with frequent traffic jams and only an outdated blinking red traffic light, the Cliff Drive intersection at Las Positas in Santa Barbara has a new look to move cars along.
Residents and city leaders celebrated the opening of a new roundabout this Monday.
While people are happy about the opening now, it was a controversial idea at first.
Part of that was the costs, coming in at about two million dollars, while some city officials simply supported a regular traffic signal.
Ultimately, the area was found to be big enough for a roundabout and costs were crunched to fit the budget.
Thousands of drivers per day go through the area, with even more coming through when there are freeway jams nearby.